Hannah Garner (she/her/hers)
Hannah, awarded Dance Magazine’s ‘25 to Watch’ in 2020, graduated summa cum laude from SUNY Purchase, earning a BFA in Performance and Composition and a minor in Arts Management. Hannah has worked with Doug Varone, Raja Feather Kelly, Sue Bernhard Danceworks, Megan Williams Dance, and Rovaco Dance Company in venues such as The Joyce Theater, New York City Center, the Park Avenue Armory, and New York Live Arts. Her work as 2nd Best Dance Company has been commissioned nationally by leading contemporary dance companies and has appeared on theater stages and on film. In addition to her performing work, Hannah finds a creative home in teaching: she is currently on the dance faculty of SUNY Purchase and Gibney Dance Center. She also sits on the Bessie Selection Committee for 2023-2024. Hannah is deeply affected by the weather and how the trains are running.

Courtney Barth (she/her/hers, they/them/theirs)
Courtney is a New York based dancer originally from Las Vegas, NV. She began her training at Inspire Dance Company and Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts. They then moved to NY and earned a BFA in dance at SUNY Purchase. While at Purchase, Courtney studied abroad at London Contemporary Dance School where she performed at Sadlers Wells as an original cast member in ‘Polaris’ by Crystal Pite. Since moving to NY they have had the pleasure of dancing with Shannon Gillen for NYC Fashion Week, Kensaku Shinohara with a residency at the Queens Museum, and Loni Landon / Amy Gardner for their film project titled ‘Fuel’. They are currently a dancer with Hannah Garner’s 2nd Best Dance Company and Doug Varone and Dancers.

Will Noling (they/them/theirs)
Will is a performer and educator born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. A founding collaborator with 2nd Best, they graduated summa cum laude from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in Dance, having spent a term on exchange at London Contemporary Dance School. Will also serves as Lead Actionist and Partnership Manager for the Hands are for Holding® program at Gibney, facilitating movement workshops for survivors of intimate partner violence and working in NYC schools with young people to promote healthy relationships. Will has also served as an Artistic Associate with Gibney Dance Company, and has performed works by Raja Feather Kelly, Chuck Wilt, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, and Crystal Pite, in venues such as New York Live Arts, Sadler’s Wells, and New York City Center. More recently, Will performed with Megan Williams Dance Project, and at the Joyce Theater with Doug Varone and Dancers.

Ryan Yamauchi (he/him/his)
Ryan was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and began his dance training at the Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts. He later moved to New York and received his BFA in Dance from SUNY Purchase. Ryan has had the pleasure of dancing with Doug Varone and Dancers, Loni Landon Dance Projects, NVA & Guests, and Sidra Bell Dance New York. He has also performed as a guest dancer with Gibney Dance Company, Santa Fe Opera, and Santa Barbara Dance Theater. As a choreographer, Ryan collaborated with Hannah Garner to create an evening-length work titled Housewarming, and has been commissioned to create work for students at San Jose State University, SUNY Purchase, and The Juilliard School. Ryan is currently on faculty at SUNY Purchase and Peridance Center.

Granny (she/her/hers)
Granny to us, granny to all. Created from the rib of Ariel Noltimier Strauss.

Matt Morris
Matt Morris (he/him/his): Matt Morris is a New York City based lighting designer with design experience across theater and dance, music, comedy, and other live events. He particularly enjoys working on new work with emerging artists and has an affinity for dance and movement. Through his work at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn he has collaborated on new pieces with several artists and companies like 2nd Best Dance Company, the SHA Creative Outlet, and the Jamal Jackson Dance Company. 

Sabrina Canas
Sabrina Canas (she/her) is a first generation Argentine American artist based in Brooklyn, NY. She holds her BFA in Dance from the University of the Arts (UArts), where she performed works by Jesse Zaritt, Netta Yerushalmy, Helen Simoneau, Marguerite Hemmings, Beth Gill, Sidra Bell, and others. In January 2018, she performed and attended the International Association for Blacks in Dance Conference in Los Angeles, California, under the direction of Tommie-Waheed Evans and Kim Bears-Bailey, and in November 2018, Sabrina produced and presented an immersive installation performance in Solmssen Court, under the direction of Niall Jones. Since moving to Brooklyn, Sabrina has presented a collaborative duet at The Craft, performed at BAM Fisher, 92nd Street NY, Triskelion Arts, Flushing Town Hall, and NOD Theater (SEA). She has been featured in music videos for jazz musician Tony Glausi, When It All Comes Crashing Down in 2021, and Raia Was, Playing God Again in 2023. Sabrina is currently collaborating and performing with Kinesis Project, SAXYN Dance Works and HB² PROJECTS among other independent project based artists in New York. She has shown work at The 14th St. Y, La Mama for EstroGenuis Expand, 28th Street Theatre (TADA!), SAA, and MOtiVE with tidbit collective  as the co-director.

​Sabrina is a Production Assistant at Triskelion Arts and served as stage manager for NVA & Guests at the Dance Managers Collective 2024 APAP Showcases at Ailey Citigroup Theater. She was the lighting designer and board operator for Yak Milk at Arts On Site in May 2024. 

Anna Wotring
Anna Wotring, a Pittsburgh native, is a community-minded dance artist, designer, and production stage manager committed to the practice of collaborative leadership. She currently works with Annie Heath, Lauren Horn, Jennifer Nugent, and slowdanger as a technical design consultant, dancer, and production stage manager. Wotring obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at the Five College Dance Department in Western Massachusetts. She has had the privilege of working with a multitude of dance organizations, including Alvin Ailey Studios, Attack Theater, Ballet Des Ameriques, BalletNext, Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Company, the Dance Conservatory of Pittsburgh, Dance Place, H2O Contemporary Dance, Monica Bill Barnes and Company, New York Live Arts, the Pillow Project, Prayers of the People, RoseAnne Spradlin, Scapegoat Garden, Time Lapse Dance, and many others. Wotring is beyond excited to be working and imagining with the Trisk team.